M6 Review: Distance and Displacement (PS)

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What is displacement?

Back

Displacement is the shortest distance from the initial to the final position of an object, along with the direction.

Front

What is the difference between distance and displacement?

Back

Distance is the total path length traveled, while displacement is the straight line distance between the starting and ending points.

Front

If a runner completes a lap around a track and returns to the starting point, what is their displacement?

Back

0 meters.

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What is a scalar quantity?

Back

A scalar quantity is a physical quantity that has only magnitude and no direction.

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What is a vector quantity?

Back

A vector quantity is a physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

Front

What is magnitude in physics?

Back

Magnitude refers to the size or amount of a quantity, expressed as a numeric value.

Front

If a person walks 300 meters east and then 400 meters west, what is their displacement?

Back

100 meters west.

Front

What happens to displacement when an object returns to its starting point?

Back

The displacement becomes zero.

Front

What is the formula for calculating distance?

Back

Distance = Total path length traveled.

Front

What is the formula for calculating displacement?

Back

Displacement = Final position - Initial position.